[6] As of the Census 2007 statistical update, there were 154,712 people, 59,956 households, and 40,084 families living in the county.The board serves as the administrative and policy-setting authority for Pueblo County.Pueblo County is part of Colorado's 3rd congressional district and is represented by U.S. House member Jeff Hurd.The sheriff's office is responsible for law enforcement and fire protection for unincorporated area in the county.It was brought back into the Democratic fold in the years which followed, voting for Jared Polis in the 2018 gubernatorial election[15] and giving Joe Biden a plurality in the 2020 presidential election, although Biden's margin of victory of 1.7 percent was much reduced from Barack Obama's 14 percent margin in 2012.